This year has been a diverse year for us. Here are some highlights:

-B-day and Holiday celebrations with our loved ones

-Chet, Alex, and I took a road trip on the Pacific Coast Highway

-Lots of time spent in nature

-ER trip for me and my oldest

-Visited by a white dove for one week

-Chet stepped on a rusty nail on the 4th of July

-I took the hobby of painting back up (available soon for sale)

-Moving- we bought a house in Sequim and moved from Magnolia, Seattle

-Funeral and grieving: Merrill lost his best friend suddenly and I lost an aunt

-Chet helping Merrill install his TV in his new apartment

-Rocky, our dog had a pet visit. He’s on medication for hyperthyroidism

-Alex began a new job at Sequim

-I got a new car

-Lots of work around the new place

And that about wraps it up.

People we lost this year and I’m still in shock and mourning over the loss:

Tanti Elvira

Daumantas

People we lost last year:

My mom

My grandma

Our pet Mica

Damean family highlights:

Lots of moving! Lots of my siblings purchased homes this year- a total of five to be precise, including Chet and I- and some moved from country to country, or to be more specific they moved back to Romania either from England or Germany, others remained. There are two sets of twins expected to arrive next year, and both sets of twins are not identical. So lots of new beginnings for us. I think my mom is coordinating some particular business up in heaven on our behalf:)

At the end of it all I’m so grateful to God for being with us, bringing comfort when we needed comfort, strength when strenght was needed, peace when peace was in low doses, joy when sadness threatened to overwhelm us, love when we felt alone, and mercy when we hate was too high around us. Thank you God for another year! God Bless:)